Natalie Lord

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ABOUT NATALIE LORD

I\'m a climate scientist with an interest in how global, regional, and local climates respond to changes in forcings over different timescales, along with the potential impacts of these changes on the environment and society. My current focus as Principal Climate Scientist at Fathom is understanding how the climate system may change in the future, what impacts these changes may have on flood risk, and how this will affect populations around the world. Prior to joining Fathom I worked in academia and was involved in a variety of research, ranging from modelling changes in climatic extremes over the next century, to modelling changes in past and future climate on timescales of hundreds of thousands of years or longer, to looking at tropical cyclone representation in climate models. My PhD, completed in 2017, focussed on developing machine-learning (Gaussian Process emulation)and statistical (impulse response function) modelling approaches to allow simulation of climate evolution occurring over hundreds of thousands of years, and the potential implications of future long-term changes in climate for post-closure safety assessments for disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. In the past, I obtained an MSci in Physical Geography, before working as an Assistant Data Manager at a site investigation/environmental consultancy company. My primary role involved developing the data management and graphical reporting software used by the company (gINT Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental software), as well as user support and troubleshooting, writing of technical documents, training and marketing.